Re-blogging because the articulation of this man is one I respect with admiration.

simplydavidyoon:

Ok, I think it’s time I make my stand on this now. I’m probably going to get a lot of crap for this.

You see, I’m a Christian, and as a Christian it’s easy for you to categorize me into a bigoted elitist category, but I can assure you I’ve very much lived in the same culture as you and lived in the same social class as you. That does not mean I have the same ideals as you. You see I’ll make it easy: the Bible says homosexuality is a sin. I’m sure you already knew that, but you see that this notion is very unpopular in this time period. Oh how the times have changed.

I’ve been seen as intolerant and as the graphic puts it, one that “dictate[s] the rights of others.” I do not believe I have “the moral authority to dictate the rights of others” as you so put it, but you see I am also an American citizen and I have something called an opinion. My voting is not based off of just what is popular today, but what I firmly believe is right. That’s called a belief, just like how you have a different belief. There was a time period when America thrived in diversity of cultures, religions, and beliefs, and now I’ve lost faith in those foundations as people give way to a culture of “political correctness.”

You reckon that putting the Civil Rights movement and the Gay Rights movement in the same category will gather you empathy and more support. Smart move, but I fail to see how tortured, overworked people treated as less than human equals people who don’t get to marry each other who are still treated with the very same rights as “white men.” Now you try to put the “white men” and the “straight men” in the same label as intolerant. I would like to point to yourself at this moment. I have my views, which I believe are completely justified. I believe the Civil Rights movement is completely justified and are coherent to my beliefs. I do not believe the LGBT is something I would like to support nor do I believe it is justified and so I shall not support it, and you’re telling me I’m on the “wrong side of history.” Please tell me who is intolerant of who’s beliefs and I will show you that we are one and the same.

Next, tell me that you’re Christian and you still support this movement, because you’re a “loving Christian,” but please prove to me the consistency and cohesiveness of your life. How can you have such opposing beliefs inside of you? Yes you must love others, but the greatest commandment is to love the lord your God with everything that you have.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” - John 14:15
Take a stand for literally God’s sake. Quit tossing around in a pool of complacency and feeble acceptance and make a choice. By making your stand clear, you are not loving anyone less. When a person who is a compulsive liar comes through the front doors of your church, you still accept him with open arms, but your church also makes a firm stance that lying is a sin do they not?

I am a Christian. I love people whether they are gay or not - I have my issues too you see.
But just like how everybody loves the person and doesn’t have a problem with not supporting lying, I will not support gay rights.
Love the person, hate the sin. That’s speaking on pretty hipster terms, no?
I have made my stand.

(Source: youmaybeoffended)

Is it not darkness that surrounds us?

Yet is it not light that moves?

Darkness tries to invade and pervade every aspect of our lives, yet the Son will not let it have control.

Darkness hides when light is present and only dares to peek at light’s absence. 

Be filled with light at all times. There is no such thing as emptiness, only an absence of one and an overabundance of another.

Things are looking bright :)

What was solid yesterday, became mush tonight.

Sounds like ice cream but it’s my resolve. 

When I defeat one enemy, another one appears.

I feel strong for a moment, but soon realize the reality.

Everything I’ve committed to yesterday, feels like an exaggerated proclamation.

I want to run but there aren’t any tunnels.

I want to hide but there aren’t any holes.

I want to take a break, but the music of my life takes no rests.

Knowledge is just a game, and I have no aces.

Don’t ask. Cause I don’t know.

PRAYER WARRIOR

I really want to be a prayer warrior. I put some thought into what it meant to be a prayer warrior. 

I thought it was pretty simple. When you think of a warrior you think of a fighter, but also a defender. When you think of perhaps a sword warrior what do they do? They do everything with their swords. They use it to attack, defend. They spend their days polishing their swords and take care with it. The same case stands for any other type of warrior with any other type of weapon. 

If I am to become a prayer warrior, I just keep prayer by my side at all times. Literally when any situation comes like a gladiator reaches for his sword I just go to prayer. Like a warrior brandishing his sword after a victory, I must lift prayer up in victory. 

Basic things that most people already know I realized :P Wish me luck!

We are called to be the light of the world. 

Sometimes I see the world as a gym room, a huge gym room. In a gym it’s really easy to turn the lights out. One flip of the switch and bam the entire room is filled with darkness. When the lights turn on it takes more time. 

So many of us are gym lights. We will eventually turn on. We will eventually perhaps be the light in our classrooms, workplace, and social circle. But gym lights are too dang slow.

I wanna be light highbeams on a car. I don’t want to take forever to shine. I want to be so bright that man will shy away and want to turn it down, that common man will hate me for what I stand for. 

I stand for Jesus Christ. I live to show through my love, the love he showed me.

Not Over You_Gavin Degraw

Spring break has been one awesome time.

All I literally did was eat and play. I would talk about it on this post but we did way too much and I need rest. 

Thanks Janice, Sam, Daniel, and Phil for making my spring break awesome!

:D

I LOVE it whenever Bobby Oh Gsn gives message. 

To be completely honest he is one of the most distracted speakers I have listened to. He goes all over the place, and when he starts giving a joke you might even say he beats the punchline a couple more times than it should be. But there is not a moment during his message that I am fully alert and learning.

There was a lot of things said last night but one thing I really wanna take away.

I don’t want to try to be a perfect example. I don’t want to build a facade of doing everything right. I wanna be a relate-able person. Someone who people know isn’t perfect.

Maybe I was too caught up in trying to “perfect” myself that I forgot that God can use anyone in any way. Because our broken state in His eyes are is a state of beauty.

:)

Today is a very very cold and windy day like no joke.

I was waiting by the flag pole to get picked up to class when I saw this jogger running by. All I could think was “Dang this guy must be freezing his balls off” cause I was for sure freezing up just standing there.

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